Colorado State Agency Databases

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Colorado State Agencies listed by producing agency. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by any registered user or send an e-mail to Samantha Hager, hager_s@cde.state.co.us, the documents specialist for this page.

Agriculture

Colorado Market Maker Provides names, addresses and contact information for companies producing or using agricultural products in Colorado. Search by business type, product, city or county, company name, and market segment.

Water Quality Database System from the Agricultural Chemicals and Groundwater Protection Program. Provides groundwater quality monitoring results by year and geographic location for pesticides and inorganic compounds from 1992 to present.

Education

Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection - A digitized collection of Colorado newspapers from 1859 to 1923. Keyword searching is available by title, by region, or for the whole collection. Limits can be set for articles, photos, or ads. The collection is a joint endeavor of the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Historical Society, and the Collaborative Digitization Program (CDP)

Data Dictionary "This education dictionary is an online glossary of standard education terms, their definitions, business rules, data relationships, and reporting." The dictionary serves to define the terminology associated with data collection at the Colorado Department of Education. Search by keyword, by collection, or browse terms alphabetically

Colorado Filmography A compilation of feature films, shorts and other projects filmed in Colorado from the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media. Searchable by year, type of production, and by genre.

Colorado's Higher Education Warehouse- Search enrollment data, degrees awarded and offered by colleges/universities and demographics. Reports and publications created, published or maintained by the Colorado Department of Higher Education are also available from the year 2000 to present and can be searched by category or keyword.

Electronic Library of Colorado Architecture, Landscape and Planning - This website from the University of Colorado features a large collection of color photographs of significant architecture in Colorado. Searchable by many different criteria including city, county, architect/builder, site name, category, etc., or just browse the collection.

Human Services

Colorado Child Care Facility Search - Locate child care providers based on location or by name or license number. This website is helpful not only in finding a nearby provider, but also allows you to search for information on providers' licensing activity, inspections, complaints, and investigations.

LMI Gateway - a portal for labor market information from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Links lead to several databases including job listings, education and training providers, labor market information, and economic and demographic data.

OPS Conveyance Database - This online database from the Division of Oil and Public Safety contains registration and inspection information for escalators and elevators.

Local Affairs

Colorado County Profile System - Provides statistical information on population, births, deaths, housing, and building permits in each Colorado county.

Colorado Housing Search - Search for affordable housing through this database from the Colorado Division of Housing, and the Colorado Housing Finance Authority. Information is available for renters and buyers.

Youthnet - Information about services available to Colorado's youth. Search for services based on needs, geography, age group and other criteria.

Colorado Hospital Report Card - a joint initiative from the Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Hospital Association. This database provides hospital comparison data on several measures including mortality rates, procedure volumes, and patient safety.

Maternal and Child Health County Data Sets These annual data sets "contain recent data for Colorado counties for Maternal and Child Health Performance and Outcome Measures as well as for other measures of interest in the Maternal and Child Health populations."

Colorado Cold Case Database - The Colorado Cold Case Database features unsolved homicides, missing person, and unidentified person cases. This is an effort by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to aid law enforcement agencies in the development of information that may lead to an arrest in these unsolved cases.

State

Business Search- Search business names, trademarks, tradenames, or check for name availability.

Campaign Finance Database - Information from candidates, committees and parties who file campaign finance disclosure reports with the Secretary of State or a county clerk and recorder. The database contains records of contributions, expenditures, loans, notices of delinquent filings, requests for waiver of imposed fines, correspondence, and other important information.

Online Lobbyist System - Online directory of registered lobbyists in Colorado. Search by name, business affiliation, or bill number.

Transportation

Transportation Statistics and Data - "Information is provided on current and projected traffic volumes, state highway attributes, summary roadway statistics, demographics and geographic data. Listings, calculators, GIS shape files, maps and database files are provided to access data that are used and maintained by CDOT."